Lockett kicked 16 goals straight against Fitzroy in Round 10 that season. Lockett and the Swans played in their first Grand Final in losing to North Melbourne after he kicked a famous point after the siren to win the preliminary final.
Three years later he would kick his th goal in Round 10 , against Collingwood surpassing the long-standing league record set by Magpies legend Gordon Coventry in Never happy with being under constant media scrutiny in Melbourne, in Lockett sought, and was granted, a move to Sydney, where Australian footballers enjoy comparative anonymity. Over the next five seasons he not only gave the Swans great service, he also helped raise the profile of Australia's native game in the country's largest city.
Arguably his most memorable moment came in the Preliminary Final against Essendon at the SCG when, with a behind kicked after the final siren, he secured his team's passage to a Grand Final showdown with North Melbourne. Sadly for Lockett, however, the only Grand Final appearance of his senior career ended in failure, as North won easily by 43 points after the match had been finely poised at half time. Tony Lockett retired in after 95 games and goals for the Swans, but three years later he made a much heralded comeback.
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